INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to Claudia Neikion, set up by the polis
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
Ἁ πόλις Κλαυδίαν Νείκιον, θ̣υ- γα̣τ̣έρα̣ μὲν Τ(ιβερίου) Κλαυδί- ου Δαμοκράτους, ἀν- 5 δρ̣ὸς ἐπί τε πρ̣<ογ>όν<ω>[ν] <λα>μ̣πρότατι καὶ ἰδίαι (εὐ)- [σεβε]ίᾳ καὶ παιδείᾳ [τοῦ] τ̣ε γένους ἀξ̣ί<ω>[ς] κα̣ὶ τᾶ̣ς̣ πατρίδος καὶ 10 [—] δ̣ιὰ̣ ταῦτα ἐφάμ[ιλλον] [—— — —] [— — — —] [․․․]πε τὰ̣ λοιπὰ θαυ- [μαστῶς] καὶ διὰ τὰν ἐ- 15 [πιφανεσ]τ̣άτην̣ τε α̣ὐ̣τᾶ̣ν [— — — —— —] [․․, ἔγ]γον[ο]ν δὲ Τ[ιβ(ερίου)] [Κλαυ]δ̣ίου Ἀριστοκρά̣τ̣ο[υς] vacat face B vacat εὐσεβοῦς καὶ 20 φιλοπάτριδος, καὶ Κλαυδίας Νεικιππίας, νέας Πη<ν>ελό- πης, ἧς ἦν φερώ- 25 νυμος, καὶ Ἰου- λίου Πολυ(ε)ύκτ[ου] καὶ Ἰουλ(ί)ας Ἀπ̣α- ταρίου, ἱερε̣ί̣[ας] [ἀ]π̣ὸ γένους τ[ᾶν] 30 Ἐλευσινιᾶν. vacat
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
under Hadrian – Antoninus Pius |
Location: |
Kalyvia Sochas, built into the ruins of the church of Hagia Sophia |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Κλαυδία Νεικιππία |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Νew Penelope |
Comments: |
Two fragments of marble statue base inscribed on two adjacent sides bearing an honourific inscription for Claudia Neikippia’s grand-daughter, Claudia Neikion, set up by the polis, see the relevant entry. Claudia Neikippia was honoured as ‘new Penelope’. On the person, see Bradford, 302 (1). |
Bibliography: |
IG V 1, 607A + B και σελ. 304 add. σημ. 607; Woodward, ABSA 43, 1948, 254-255 (πρβλ. SEG 11, 1950, 819); Spawforth 1980, 214, σημ. 55; RP II, LAC 226 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-19 |
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